Transfer Students

Transfer Student Scholarships*

1. Students must have earned a minimum of 24 college credits to be eligible.
2. Students must maintain an EKU GPA of 3.0+, be enrolled full-time, and earn a minimum of 12 credit hours to retain award.
3. Maximum award is for three (3) academic years (fall and spring).
4. Students enrolled in 100% online programs are not eligible.
5. Students who have already earned a baccalaureate degree are not eligible.
6. Only in-state students are eligible.

*Out of state transfer students, from any U.S. state, benefit from the Out of State Discounted Rate. Students must enroll full time to get the discount.

*Transfers with less than 24 transfer hours earned will be considered for new Freshman Scholarships.

Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Scholarship

All admissible on-campus transfer students who are Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter members who attended the college associated with their PTK affiliation within the past five years are eligible to receive a $1,500 annual scholarship. This renewable scholarship is stackable with other university merit based scholarships and out-of-state tuition discounts. Recipients will be automatically added as auxiliary members of the EKU Chapter of the Tau Sigma Honor Society.

Requirements:

• Be a fully admitted, on-campus transfer student seeking a first bachelor’s degree
  • Students whose only college experience is Dual Credit in high school will seek admission to EKU as a first-time freshmen and are unable to obtain this scholarship.
• Maintain a cumulative EKU GPA of a 3.0 and complete at least 12 hours each semester to be eligible for renewal.

Important Policies and Guidelines

– EKU Admissions must receive (1) your EKU Application for Admission and (2) copies of all official transcripts by these deadlines. Students must make transcript requests from previous institutions at least 2 weeks in advance of these deadlines:

• April 15 for summer session
• June 15 for fall semester
• November 15 for spring semester

– Transfer student scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to those students earning at least 24 hours after high school graduation. Awards are made based on the cumulative GPA at the time of admission to EKU.

– Scholarship recipients are required to enroll and complete a minimum of 12 hours per semester while maintaining a 3.0 EKU cumulative GPA.

– The scholarship can be received for a total of 6 consecutive fall and spring semesters.

– Students enrolled in a 100% online degree program are not eligible for transfer scholarships.

– Students who have already earned a baccalaureate degree are not eligible for transfer scholarships.

– Scholarship notifications will be sent via email once decisions are made.